re: Alex Bregman Triple A Debut

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The 21 ABs at AAA is a small sample size. He's been in AAA a week.

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Same thing that happened with Kris Bryant at the Cubs. The later you call up a player the farther you push back arbitration for that player. In other words you get them for real cheap until a later date.

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I get that, but the super two deadline has essentially passed for Bregman or will shortly. So again I ask what is this reason that the Astros always make decisions around.

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I'd be surprised if Bregman made it to the majors this year unless he gets traded. The Astros are conservative about bringing up prospects, and money is usually at the center at that.

Best bet is that he's in Triple-A until next May or June when the Super Two date passes. It pushes Bregman's earliest arbitration date back a year and pushes his free agency back a year. In short, it gives the Astros an extra year of control over him.

For further proof, George Springer (called up in 2014), Carlos Correa (2015) and A.J. Reed (2016) weren't called up to the big leagues until after they passed their Super Two dates.

So while it's fun to watch Bregman tear apart the minors, don't expect him in the bigs this year unless he gets traded in a deadline deal at the end of the month.

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quote: Astros are conservative about bringing up prospects yet you cite them bringing up a 20 yr old last year as an example? Correa had been in the minors for three years because he was 17 when he was drafted. Waiting for three years to call up a No. 1 overall draft pick is the definition of "conservative." Don't focus on his age, focus on how long he's been in the minors. When the Astros put someone in the big leagues within a year of drafting him, like they did Craig Biggio in 1988, or when they put someone in the bigs without time in the minors, like the Braves did with Bob Horner in 1978, then Bregman-to-the-bigs-this-moment will have more legs. Correa No. 1 pick in 2012 draft And, of course, the Astros GM is quoted as saying they're not worried about calling up Bregman right now. Also, go back and read what I said in my previous post. There are financial incentives for the Astros to keep Bregman in the minors until next season that deal with delaying his arbitration and free agency down the road. And the Astros have been financially conservative since this ownership group took over. Money is always a big consideration for them. No big offseason free-agency purchases. They're 24th in MLB payroll this year. From May 2015: Astros can't afford to delay Correa's promotion 2016 MLB Team Payroll I know that breaks the hearts of the LSU baseball homers on this board, but it just shows your ignorance when it comes to Major League Baseball. I can't wait to see Bregman in an Astros uniform, too, and, it's possible, but doubtful he comes up in September. I'm realistic and I don't look at the world through purple-and-gold lenses. I'm sorry reality conflicts with the narrative that Alex Bregman should be in the bigs now because he's an LSU star. There's more to life than LSU sports, and amazingly, the rest of the world doesn't look at sports from an LSU viewpoint. Get out in the world more and especially learn more about MLB, asshats.

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If he comes up with the Astros at all in 2016, it will be in September when the rosters expand to 40. If he's in the big leagues before that, it's because he got traded on or a few days before the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline (educate yourself on that phrase and get back to me about an MLB discussion), which is a possibility if the Astros are still in the wild-card race and they go after an impact big-league player.

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